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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

unless tho Nationalist moderate their
demands in relation to federation.
The Poster Llovd, in an inspired article
expresses the readiness of Austria to en-
ter into the closest alliance with England
The police Of Constantinople, are clos
ing all liquor shops kept by Europeans,
on the ground that they are demoralizing
the Turkish people.
The Count of Paris intends to visit
Derdrecht to receive and confer with
Royallst Populations from the North and
East Of France.
IT is stated that Russia intends to re-
duce the import duties on English goods
20 per cent. and on French goods 10 per
cent. On German goods no reduction
| will be made.
| GENERAL BOULANGER of Paris accepts
the punishment imposed upon him by
the order of General Ferron, Minister OF
War, and acknowledges that his language
to the reporters ia reference to the CAT
farel affair was indiscreet.
The Pope has appointed Cardinals
Simeoni, Rampolla, Monaco and Vennu-
tell to examine the law of guarantees
with the view of ascertaining whether a
modus vivet between the Vatican and
Quirinal can be established.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily
| Chronicle learns that the late M. Katkofl
and General Boulanger were in close com.
munication. The former is even said &c
have promised to aid General Boulange1
to launch himself as dictator.
I The Vossiche Zeitung claims for the
French as national qualities morality, So
briefly, and industry and says it would be
unjust to hold them responsible for vic
| ious social excrescence. The republic, i.
says, born in the soil of the empire, has
| been obliged to live with moral plaques
inherited from the empire, but will yei
fine force with itself to get rid of these
traces of imperial corruption.
| The eMilitia of Jesus Christi kind OF
Salvation army, dating from 1909, has
been revived at Paris. It's pomps and
rites resemble those of Freemasonry, and
its gala costumes are dazzling. It's mem
bers promise to live blamelessIy, to aid in
all Christian work, and to keep from
disappearing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
A Legend of Braemar.
Our Own Country.

According to thelegend, the district was
once speopled by giants, SO tall that they
could stride from hilltop to hilltop with
understanding into the glens, which must
have greatly facilitated Highland travel.
The chietspastime OF these Brodjgnagians
was hunting Wild bears, which were of
commensurate size, and possessed, IN adj
dition, d most ebnoxioEs REGULARITY;
for they were covered with long, sharp,
tubular spines, in the hollow Of which
was SO deadly a poision that If any one
had the i!l-luck even to prick his finger
enough to draw blood. he was sure to die.
The chase, then, was q perilous one; but
1t was rendered more easy by want of
| fixity of purpose in the porcine mind.
This was turned to advantage in the
following manner: The glsnt5 took
their stand on the hill-tops surrounding
boar's lair. One of them uttered
peculiar cry, on hearing which the beast
charged in the direction of the noise; but
before it could reach the hunter another
repeated the same cry, whereupon it turn
ed upon him: third then took up the
note, and so on, till the boar was thor
oughly weariee, and YVES easily knocked
on the head. Now, after Tina discord
broke out among the giants owing to the
usual cause. One OF their number had
| been more successful than the rest in
winning the heart OF an exceptionally
fair giantess, and it occurred to his rivals
| that if they omitted to give the cry when
the boar charged toward him, the damsel
would have need of another sutton. The
plan was tried, but to their chagrin, when
they went to ascertain its success, the
boar lay dead, and the young giant stood
by it unframed. Unluckily his chief was
smong his enemies and was equal to the
occasion tor after due compliments, he
babe him measure the spoil. The young
Titan obeyed, and measured length and
breadth unscathed, but on attempting
in consequence of further order, to as
certain It's girth. pierced his hand with
spine, and so perished. A curse, how
ever, fell upon his treacherous brethren,
and they dropped and died; all but one,
who took to plundering the people, and
was at last outwitted and brought to his
grave by a woman's craft, with attendant
circumstances that in some respects re-
mind of the story of Ulysses and
Polpyhemus.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
CRIME.

THREE dlsreputable women have been
arrested in Nashville, Tenn, for the rob-
cry and murder of an old man.
OVER 800 citizens of Cherry Valley, H.,
have signed petition asking that new
trial be granted Dr.. B. Fl. Bean, who was
found guilty of outrage.
In Tunnel Hill borough, near Gallitzin,
Pa, Tuesday afternoon, Thomas Stanley,
ST., while intoxicated drove his wife from
the house, then pursued her and shot her
dead. The murderer was imprisoned at
Edensburg.
AT Jalappa, a suburb of Pottsvllle, Pa,
Wednesday morning, Henry Shaffner,
aged n, killed his wife, SIS years of age,
and then shot himself dead. The couple
were married e year ago.
The manager of Cincinnati colIec,
ton agency, has gone to Canada with
$4,000 of other peoples money. He was
a church trustee and Superintendent Of a
Sunday school.
FRANZ MIKHoF, one of band of anar-
chists who have been setting fire to in
sured houses, their reward being COM
mission from the owners, was convicted
at Lew York Thursday. William Scharf,
the leader of the incendiaries has es-
capped.
MERCHANTS at Helena and Bozeman,
Montana, have been victimized, BY means
of bogus checks, by a man calling him
self John B. Harper, and claiming to be
agent for the Century magazine. The
public are warned against the swindler.
Upon confession of a negro, who alleg-
es that he was hired to do the murder, E.
j. WILDER, capitalist and politician of
Winfield, Kan, was arrested Wednesday,
for abetting the killing of man named
Van Cleve, who was said to have been in
innate with Wilber's wife.
SILAs MoIANUs was passing through a
cornfeld at Decatur, ILL.,, on his way to
his home Monday night, when two men
rose from cover and poured a load of
bird shot into his head. He will die.
John Hancock and Henry Lightfoot, his
assailants, thought he was stealing corn.
CHAUNoEY S. BARNES, who has been con-
fned in the Michigan City penitentiary
for sixteen years has been pardoned by
Governor Gray. The man was serving a
life sentence for the murder Of his sweet
heart, whom he killed in a moment of
frenzy, afterward shooting himself four
times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
WASHINGTON

IT is understood here that the medal
asked for Miss Mary Wakefield, Of Char
levoi, Mich, for bravery in rescuing a
little girl from burning vessel near her
home, will be granted.
The Pacific railroad investigating com
mittee have refused to allow the tes-
timony taken before them to be used ia
criminal proceedings against jay Gould
and Russell Sage.
THE report of the bureau Of statistics
on the wool prodact will be issued short
". It will estim ate the wool clip of the
United States for this year at $4,000
600, and tbs number of sheep in the
country at 100000, an increase of s.
100000 since the last census.
The friends of Gen. Black regard his
selection as the successor to Secretary
Lamar as one of the best the president
could mako, and the matter has been sag
gested to the president. Gen. Black is
aware of this, and would naturally
enough be gratifed by an Invitation from
the President to enter the cabinet.
GEN. A. w. GREEDY, chief signal officer,
in his annual report, calls attention to
the old cumbersome msthod of signaling
in use in the army and the need of i'm
proved methods and a more general in
struction TO army men therein.
The National Bank OF the Republic, of
New York, has been placed on the list Of
depository banks which will be allowed to
hold public funds to the amount of ST.
100000 upon the deposit with the United
States treasurer of $1,000,000 in bonds
This increases the number of such banks
to five, all of which are located in New
York city
The controversy between Commission
ers Edgerton and Oberly mas reached
that point where one or the other Of them
will be compelled to leave the commis-
sion, and the President will not be at
home many days before he will be COM
PEELED to take action to stop what is rapid
~ degenerating into scandal.
Commissioner Sparks, Of the General
Land Office, in letter to the Secretary
of the Interior, has recommended that
the president be requested to issue an
Executive proclamation warning all per-
sons, whether claiming to act as officers
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

linen sober as judge once more, ne
would be ready to come in at the right
instant, never missing a note, never hur-
rylng passage, never losing the grasp;
OF MS theme, never failing to execute
scales, shakes, turns graces of every
Elnd with the perfection of neatness and
accuracy.
| The climax of Josef Hoffmann's exec.
utlve acnlevaments was reached in the
CADENCE, long and elaborate one by
Rubenstein, Words fail to describe the
effect produced by the little fellows
amazing performances of this tour de
force. The audience hardly able to be-
l1eve their ears, applauded fransically.
The slow movements were exclusively
played. In its way it was not an inferior
test TO the quicker sections of the work:
but the charm with which the tiny player
Sang" his melodies, his perfect calcu-
lation of crecendos and diminuendos. his
delightful use of the tempo rubato raised
new sense of admiration and astonisb-
ment.
All ithe tender sentiment of she music
was there, and there in virtue of attri-
butes that no musician, whether boy or
man, could actually be taught. After the
finale, which was played without the
slightest falling off in strength or brilli-
ancy, young Hoffman, was twice recalled
tosthe platform amid positive hurricane
of applause; and then be was led by Sir
Arthur Sullivan to the Crown Princess
Ito whom of course he had been previous
~ presented at Berlin) and congratulated
upon his success. The other events of
the concert have no space or time to
dwell upon; neither were thoy such as
call for detailed comment. Enough that
the Philharmonic season finished up with
the most successful concert Of the series
excepting only that which Nine. Schu-
mann appeared
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
JOSEF HOFFMAN,
The Child Pianist Who Has Set All Europe
Wild With Excitement.
MOndOn Sunday TeleoraDh

Mondon Sunday Telegraph
TIE directors of the Philharmonic
Society did an excellent stroke of bust
ness when they secured little Josef Hoff-
mann for their final concert of the
season. St James Hall yesterday was
crammed from end to end: every seat was
sold and many persons were unable to
obtain admission. Among the audiance
were the Crown Prince and Princess of
Germany and their daughter, and the
Duchess of Albany. The programme it
is true, was in every respect an attract
i've one. Such vocaIists as Nine. Nevada
and Mr.. Lloyd are not often to be heard
at one of these concerts, while Mendels-
sohn's beautiful "Italian" symphony,
with Weber's Jubilee" overture and
Sullivan's "Ouverture di Ballo" helped to
make up a genuine popular select IN.
But the real feature of the day-the piece
de resistance that drew an eager and ex-
pectant crowd was Josef HOffmann.
Amatuers had heard what the little won
der could do by himself; they now wanted
to hear him with an orchestra and if
possible, marvel more than before at the
extraordinary power of this juvenile
phenomenon. To the boy the task was
not new. He had already played Beeth-
ovens concerto IN G, No. three times On
the Continent and also the same masters
| later concerto in G minor. This did not
make it less extraordinary in the minds
of yesterdays audience that q child of 10
should undertake to perform from the
memory with orchestra pianOforte con-
certo by Beethoven vastly different
thing, as [ need not stay to point out, TO
the execution of succession of pieces at
recital, although that, truly, is marvel
Gus enough.
And how did Josef Hoffman, get
through the crowniEg ordeal? With just
as much ease and certainly as much in
telligence and self possession, As every
other task Il have seen him undertake
The crowded room, the presence of royal
ty. did not IN the least affect him. Walk
ing unconcernedly on TO the platform,
Joseph bowed thrice In his usual stolid
manner, nodded to Sir Arthur Sullivan,
as soon as he had taken his seat, to sig
Nifty that he was ready, quietly waited
whilest the tutti was played, and dashed
off with the opening allegro with as much
sang froid as though he had been doing
this kind of thing all his life.
The frmness and decision Of his touch,
and the volume Of tone he produced from
the piano seemed by comparison more
astounding than ever. 1t was plain that
the lad reveled in his power. He is
thorough boy, with true boyish sense
of humor, and there were moments when
he seemed to be treating the whole bust
ness as huge joke. Again and again |
watched him, as he brilliantly finished off
each difficult passag there are diff
cult passages in the first concerto of
Beethoven's-turn his eyes toward the
Crown Princess, VINO was Immediately
beneath him, and return her half amused
half wondering smile with merry twink.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Will Carleton, the poet and lecturer,
sails for Europe next week.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris sailed for
home yesterday on the Etruria.
George Francis Train was refused per-
mission to lecture on the anarchists at
Springfield and departed for st. Louis.
Benjamin Harris Brewster, ex-attorney
general, has sold his law library of 5000
volumes to the Univ ersity of Pennsylva-
MIA.
Joaquin Miller has become reconciled
to his daughter Maud, who incurred his
anger by marrying Loudon S. McCor-
mack, the actor.
It is said that the late James B. Eads
once received $4,000 for a professional
opinion.
The body of Miss Carrie Worthington,
who was drowned in lake near Peoria,
while on an excursion, has been recover
ed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
A Contrast


An American, returning to New York
after residence abroad for some years,
writing to the Evening Post says:
In coming from England TO New York
one finds keener, paler face among the
men of this city, better finished outline
too. Whether the rounded cheek and
well turned jaw is due to early gum
chewing, or to ancestral masticatlon of
| anything else, it is hard to say, but the
fact remains. 1t may, indeed, be due ito
premature acquaintance with a good
beefsteak. The writer has always fan
cied that an early diet of oatmeal spoilt
| the development of the Scottish contour
just as potatoes ruined the Irish jaw. 1t
is probable that the dryness of the eli
mate here is mainly responsible for the
paler complexion, assisted by the absence
of heady national beverages.
The American is much more adaptable
than the Englishman in any new field.
The Briton IS man of one profession or
trade, outside of which he is absolutely
helpless. He is still further handicap
ped by a feeling of doubtful pride which
binders him from accepting lower po-
sition than that he had been accustomed
to.
In coming to America and failing to
find what he wants, he is very apt to fall
into the most desperate straits before he
realizes the fact that all honest labor is
honorable in America, and that society is
not subdiv1ded with the same harshness
as it is in Europe.
The American, in brief, as - appears
to the writer, is very ap- gentle
manly man Of considn' Use of
mind. He is not v like
the Brlton, but his lily
cumulative, sipcs he very
holland startling actio 4. He
does not wear himself O., citing:
he does not threaten to write Ne news
papers Or report the officials whom he is
baff1ed by the insoIence of office-he
shrugs his shoulders, and that is ALL He
is long suffering, but he can at all times
strike very hard, and if he does not
mourn over his own woes, he certainly
does not distress himself about the dam
age he does to others: He is incapable,
apparently, of remorse, unless indeed it
be the remorse Of the stomach, 70 which
he is keenly sensitive-for he is liberal
feeder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
FOREIGN.

GUSTAV ToBERT KIRCHEFF, the eminent
natural scientist and discoverer of the
spectroscOpe, Is dead.
RIoToUs demonstrations by the mob or
unemployed men are of daily occurrence
in the city of London.
A LONDON stock-broker has absconded
leaving his creditors in the lurch in the
amount of 100000.
PRINCESS HoHENLoHE, of Berlin has
donated $4,000 to the List fund in aid
of INDECENT musicians.
Mr.. WILLIM JOHN ETELYE (Conserva-
tive, member of the House of Commons
for Deptford, will resign because of his
inability to agree with the Government
on the Irish question.
The recent report that t1e Emperor of
Brazil is about to abdibate on account of
i'll health is contradicted. His health is
good, and he has no thought OF abdicat-
ing.
COUNT Won TAAFFE, Austrian Prime
Minister, threatens to resign his office
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
IT rs WE'LL TO REMEM Der.
Good Housekeeping

1000 dQuSSK06pinG.
That economy is a great revenue.
That nos every one who dances is glad.
That it is as natural to die as it is to
be born.
That the road rs never long to friends
house.
That we have all forgotten more than
we remember.
That busy lives, like busy waters, are
generally pure.
That labor disgraces no man, while man
disgraces labor.
That the strongest men are often the
most tender-hearted.
That life is too short to be spent in
minding other peoples business.
That he who buys hath need of hun
drsd eyes, and he who sells hath enough
of one.
That inclination never wants an excuse,
and, If one won't do, there are dozen
others ready at hand.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

A sKIFF capsized Monday in the river
at Foxburg, Pa, and j. and IL. Neville,
brothers, were drowned.
TYPHOID fever is sorely affecting the
people of Cowden, I'll. 1t attacks young
patients succumb to the malady.
FOURTEEN business houses, with the
postoffice, were destroyed by fire at Oel-
WEN, Iowa, late Tuesday night. The loss
will reach $4,000.
THE new stock yards at Wichita: Kan,
with number of steers, horses, and hogs,
were destroyed Wedn esday morning. The
insurance foots up $4,000.
FIRE at San Francisco Wednes day night
destroyed the Fulton Iron Works Qoss,
$20O,OOO), and the California Car Works
floss about $5O,00O). The structures were
well insured.
NEAR Monon, Ina, Wednesday night, a
child of Joseph Cleary was torn to death
by shepherd dog. The little fellow was
caressing the animal, which suddenly
sprang at his throat and killed him be-
fore help could arrive.
MICHAEL M1REs, employed at one of the
mrier Hill furnaces, Youngstown, Ohio,
as making some repairs on chimney
Bhen puff of gas stupefed him and he
viii into the fire, being roasted to death
Immediately.
LOFTS III. EoKERT's road-house in the
Niagara River Road, was burned early
Wednesday morning; loss, $4,000. The
Riverside Driving Park Association had
intended making this their club house.
FIRE at Pittsburg Monday afternoon
destroyed Adams & Co.'s glass works, a
row of tenements, two brick dwellings,
three stables, and damaged other build
ings. The total loss is figured at $751;
600.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
The Family Supplied.

You love my daughter?" said the old
man.
"Love her?n he exclaimed, passionate
ly, why, sir, would die for her! For
one soft glance from those sweet eyes L
would hurl myself from yonder cllH and
perish, bleeding, bruised mass upon ths
rocks two hundred feet below!
The old man shook his head
I'm something of liar myself" he
said, land one is enough for small fam
lily like mine.'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
Disturbed the Poodle.
The Epoch

''Where are the children?" enquired a
a husband and father as he came into the
house.
''They were so noisy" replied the wife,
81 seat them out with the nurse. Our
sweet little poodle, Fido, has just gone to
sleep, and I don't want the dear little fell
low disturbed"
BrIggs-Tomkins has been talking
about you. He has. The old liar.
What did he say?" "Why, he said you
were the best looking man in the block"
"Oh, I see! Well, you know Mr.. Tom
kins was always conceded to have q
great deal of taste.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

The Fulton Iron works, the third larg
est in the city of San Francisco, and the
California car works adjoining, were de-
stroyed by fire Thursday morning. The
loss is about $250,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

TIE final report of the Charleston Re-
lief Committee shows that the total
amount of contributions received and
disbursed was $546, 1O99o. This money
came from all parts of the country and
from all classes of people, and we have a
right to point with pride to such splen-
did example of national sympathy and
generosity. We are often accused of be J.
ing people who are nothing if not sys
tematically avaricious; but the fact is,
nevertheless, there is not another country
on earth in which appeals 30 public chart
ty are so promptly snd literally answer
ed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

THE death of Jules De Lesseps, Count
De Lesseps' brother and Baron Stein, the
we'll known fnancier, of France, are an
nounced.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

A REPORT is in circulation TO the effect
that tremendous crash is impending in
mining interests in northern Wisconsin
and Michigan, and that the efforts that
have been made during the past month to
bridge the difficulty have been unsuccess-
full. 1t is said that failure is at hand
that will shatter one of the principal in
terests of the Gogsbic range and involve
the foremost in the organization of min
ing companies. The truth of the rnmor
is denied, but the fact that several fail
ures have recently occurred in the region
gives weight to it, and causes the public
to watch with interest the outcome.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

The first comptroller OF the treasury
In his annual report recommends that
United States district attorneys, marsh
ais and clerks be paid salaries and that
the fee system be abolished.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

THE lord mayor of London has called
a meeting to consider means for aiding
the unemployed Of that city. This is the
result of the recent demands of the idle
for employment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

JUDGE JAMESON, of Chicago, Thursday
morning overruled the motion for new
trial in the Cook county omnibus Doodle
case, but agreed to hear motion for a
stay of Judgment Saturday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

JOHN DICKINSON, capitalist and specu-
lator in various enterprises, we'll known
on the Pacific coast, especially at Los
Angeles, where he resided, has been killed
by Mexican bandits near Chihuahua,
M ayino
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

CHIEF JUSTICE WALBRIDGE, of Mantle
ba, died Wednesday night of kidney
trouble.